Presentation of Petrovac

The municipality of Petrovac is formed from the parts of the previous
municipality of Bosanski Petrovac that were incorporated to Republika Srpska. The seat of the municipal administration is in the village of Drinić, which was in 1942/43 the printing site of Borba, the main newspapers of Tito's partisan movement.

The colours of the flag are a straightforward reference to the Serbian tricolour.
The edelweiss represents the surrounding mountains, in particular
Mount Klekovača, and the forest reservation of Lom-Klekovača
(protected since 1956).

Ivan Sarajčić & Željko Heimer, 23 January 2013

Coat of arms of Petrovac

The lesser coat of arms of Petrovac is "Gules a horse rampant or surrounded with three edelweiss flowers proper".
The middle coat of arms is topped with a simple masoned silver crown without embattlements, and includes a golden ribbon with the name of the
municipality.
The greater coat of arms includes also supporters standing on a mountainous
compartment with coniferous trees and snow-topped peaks, two winged
oxes segreant or, dexter holding the flag of Republika Srpska, sinister the flag of Petrovac.

The horse is a symbol of wood exploitation - horses are still used for
extracting timbers from "wild" woods that are impenetrable by modern mechanized vehicles. There is also a local custom of competition demonstrating the strength of the horses.
The winged oxes refer to the patron saint of Petrovac, St. Luke.